The Ignorance of John McCain
Booman has a wonderful analogy concerning John McCain's supposed "slip of the tongue".
Imagine trying to understand the peace process in Ireland without understanding that the Irish are predominately Catholic, the Northern Irish are predominately protestant, and that England's sympathies tend mainly to their protestant brethren?That really is the entire argument in a nut shell.Imagine suggesting that the city of Boston was sending financial and material support to the protestants, or that MI5 and MI6 were providing targeting information to the Catholics?
That is akin to what John McCain has repeatedly asserted in saying that Iran is lending support to al-Qaeda. It's isn't some misstatement. It is either deliberate misinformation or a staggering display of ignorance that should disqualify him from consideration as commander in chief.
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You'd think McCain is old or something.
I can't decide if it's a senior moment or deliberate misinformation.
More "age-ism" from the enlightened and tolerant Kel.
More "age-ism" from the enlightened and tolerant Kel.
I'm certainly not the first person to wonder whether these moments are age related. Your candidate is very old.
It was only five years after leaving office that Reagan admitted that he had Alzheimer's disease. And there are some who question whether or not he had the beginnings of it whilst in office. So there's a possible precedent to worry about when your candidate starts confusing Shia and al Qaeda and/or conflating the two.
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